By: León Felipe Rodríguez
IN BOSTON, ME.– In NBA basketball, The Celtics did not have the Dominican Al Horford on the court, nor Jrue Holiday, much less Kristaps Porzongis, on the court yesterday, Monday, December 2, but they defeated the Miami Heat 108 by 89 points.
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Pritchard scored 25 points off the bench to take charge of the offense and give Boston the victory.
Derrick White added 19 points as the defending NBA champions won for the eighth time in nine games.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Tyler Herro scored 19 for Miami.
Herro was 2 of 10 shooting from three-point range, and the Heat shot 23% from beyond the arc and 36% from the field.
Both teams were without key players for the second night in a row.
Miami played without Jimmy Butler, who has missed five of the first 19 games due to a knee injury.
The Celtics were without Jrue Holiday, Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis.
Both teams play at home on Wednesday night. The Celtics will host Detroit and the Miami Heat will host the Lakers
.NBA RESULTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
Atlanta 124 Pelicans 112
Boston 108 Miami 89
Chicago 128 Brooklyn 102
Minnesota 109 Lakers 80
NBA GAMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3
Philadelphia at Charlotte 8:00
Washington a Cleveland 8:00
Milwaukee at Detroit 8:00
Orlando a Knicks 8:30
Indiana in Toronto 8:30
Utah at Oklahoma 9:00
Memphis en Dallas 9:30
San Antonio en Phoenix 10:00
Warriors and Denver 11:00
Houston en Sacramento 11:00
Portland and Clippers 11:00
